Part 1 Basics of Legal English 4
Chapter 1 Introduction 4
Chapter 2 Historical Development of Legal English 6
Chapter 3 Characteristics of Legal English 8
Chapter 4 General Legal Terms 11
Chapter 5 The Importance of Legal English 21
Part 2 Anglo-American Legal Culture 31
Chapter 6 The Common Law and the Civil Law 31
Chapter 7 Court System in the United States 40
Chapter 8 Judges in Common Law System 50
Chapter 9 Jury Trial 62
Chapter 10 Legal Education and Admission to the Bar 70
Chapter 11 Legal Profession and Legal Ethics 82
Part 3 Sketches of American Law 96
Chapter 12 Constitutional Law 96
Chapter 13 Contracts 120
Chapter 14 Torts 151
Chapter 15 Property Law 176
Chapter 16 Evidence Law 201
Chapter 17 Criminal Law/Criminal Procedure 227
Part 4 Legal Writing 259
Chapter 18 Introduction 259
Chapter 19 Writing E-mails 273
Chapter 20 Writing Letters 280
Chapter 21 Briefing Cases 308
Appendix A Legal Terms Discrimination 317
Appendix B Constitution of the United States of America 323
References 342